Shirt-collar and tie holder



(No Model.)-

' WPH. BARBOUR.

SHIRT COLLAR AND TIE HOLDER.

No. 444,516. Patented Jan. 13,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM. 11.. HARBOUR, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

SHIRT-COLLAR AND TIE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,516, dated January 13, 1891.

Application filed April 25, 1890.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BARBOUR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Shirt-Collar and Tie Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in collar-holders.

The object of the present invention is to provide a collar-holder of simple and economic construction adapted to be readily adjusted to a negligee shirt, and capable of holding the collar in its proper position and of preventing the necktie becoming disarranged.

The invention consists in the construction and novelcombinat-ion and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the acconipanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shirt provided with a collar-holder constructed in accordance with this invention, one side of the collar being broken away to show the disposition of the parts, and the holder at the other side being illustrated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the holder detached.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a negligee shirt which is provided with a collar-holder 2, arranged beneath the collar 3 and constructed of suitable spring metal, and consisting of a spring-band 4:, composed of adjustable sections 5. The springband 4 of the collar-holder passes around the neck and is arranged beneath the collarB, and is provided at its ends with arms 6, that are constructed of spring metal, similar to the band, and extend outward from the band at an angle and diverge, and are arranged in pockets 7 at the points of the collar. The arms 6 are slightly curved and are adapted to hold the points of the collar, similar to the o rdinaryturned-down collar, and enable them to present a neat and attractive appearance. Theinner ends of the arms are riveted or similarly secured to the inner face of the band and are curved over the upper edge thereof and give a neat and ornamental roll to the collar. Arranged beneath the arms 6 are Serial No. 349,526. (No model.)

hooks S, that are Veshaped, and have one side secured to the outer face of the band and the other side projecting upward therefrom and arranged to form a recess to confine a necktie or scarf and prevent the same becoming disarranged. The band 2 of the holder is designed to be adjustable in size in order to readily fit the different sizes of shirts, and the sections 5 have their ends 9 reduced and provided with flanges or projections 10, which are arranged at. the ends of the sections, and are bent over upon the sections and form ways for the reduced portions of the adjacent sections, and the said sections are adapted to be separated or drawn together to increase or diminish the length of the band.

It will readily be seen that the collar-holder is simple and inexpensive in construction, and adapted to be readily adjusted to the different sizes of shirts, and is capable of holding the collar in a proper and desirable position and of preventing the necktie becoming disarranged; and it will also be seen that the most vital objections to this class of garments are overcome, and the said shirts are preserved in proper form and present a neat and attractive appearance, and offer no inconvenience to the wearer.

' I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details of construction herein shown and described, as I may, without departing from the spirit of the invention, make minor changes therein, such' as constructing the device of wire or other spring metal.

What I claim is- 1. A shiitcollar holder comprising the band 4 to fit around the neck of a shirt under the collar, and the arms secured to the inner face of the band and being curved upward and out-:

ward over the upper edges of the band and extending outward from the same, and arranged to support the points of the collar, substantially as described.

2. A shirt-holder comprising the springband adapted to fit around the neck of the shirt, and consisting of adjustable sections 5, having their ends 9 reduced and provided with flanges or projections 10, arranged to form ways to receive the reduced portion of the adjacent sections, the arms 6, secured to In testimony that I claim the foregoing; {IS the ends of the band and extending outward myown I have hereto afiixed my Slg'llfitlllG 1n therefrom at an angle and adapted to enpresence of two wrtnesses.

gage the points of the collar, and the V-shapcd WILLIAM II. HARBOUR. hooks secured to the band and arranged be- Witnesses: neath the arms and adapted to confine the \V. M. SQUIRES,

necktie, substantially as described. WM. SHAFFER. 

